Monthly Archives: May 2021

East is East and West is West

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

  Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. Til earth and sky stand presently, at God’s great judgement seat. But there is neither East nor West, border, nor breed nor birth, When two … Continue reading →

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Maybe they’re family!

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

Below is one of my favorite mystery photos. Of the four people pictured, I know just one. The man on the left is my grandfather. I’ve posted this picture many times before, on Facebook pages and any website I can … Continue reading →

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Just a matter of feet?

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

My daughter recently attended a family gathering with some of her in-laws, one of who has an Asian wife. As the circumstances were informal, my daughter was barefoot.  Seeing my daughter’s feet the Asian woman said, “Oh, you have feet … Continue reading →

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Nationality or Ethnicity?

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brian Beesley

For the sake of argument, I mean ethnicity as referring to one’s race or ethnic origin, such as Caucasian, Asian, Indigenous etc and nationality, meaning one’s country of citizenship, either by birth or by naturalization.   An example would be an … Continue reading →

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 If James was a teacher…..

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Brian Beesley

Sounds like the title to a song! 🙂 Anyway, if James really was a teacher, why is he not listed as such on any Jurors lists?  From 1901 to 1906 he shows on the HK Jurors List working for S J … Continue reading →

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 Why become a Catholic at 37?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Brian Beesley

From what I know of the Hunter family, none were Catholic. My grandfather and and his brother George were both married in Anglican churches; my grandfather at St Andrews in Kowloon and his brother George in Leeds, England. Their sister … Continue reading →

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Strange 11 Shelley Street Coincidences!

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Brian Beesley

  The Hunter family residence was 11 Shelley Street, Hong Kong. The location was first registered about 1897. Over the years, deaths in the family have all been listed with this address. The lady we believe is my great grandmother, Anne … Continue reading →

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 Why am I writing this blog?

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Brian Beesley

So I was on one of the many genealogical sites I frequent and ran across someone with a blog dealing with Asian roots. It had a lot of great information and many good tips. We struck up a conversation and … Continue reading →

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A Concubine Conundrum?

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Brian Beesley

 My great uncle James Hunter had a concubine. This bit of information was discovered in a line from his daughter Ellen Hunter’s probate. Ellen Hunter alias “Fok Shu Wah” died November 18, 1944 but the probate was not processed until … Continue reading →

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Facebook Friends

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Brian Beesley

I know many of you will say: “I’m not on Facebook” or “I don’t want to be on it!” and I’ll admit it has it’s pitfalls. That said, if one is reasonably careful, as you should be visiting any website … Continue reading →

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